The decisions were reached during the Council’s 111th meeting held on May 13, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has rejected appeals filed by eight judges of the Imo State Judiciary seeking a reversal of their compulsory retirement over age falsification, while also suspending two judges for one year without pay over separate cases of judicial misconduct.
The decisions were reached during the Council’s 111th meeting held on May 13, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
In a statement issued by Kemi Babalola-Oledengbe, Esq., Deputy Director of Information of the NJC, the Council said the affected Imo judges failed to provide fresh evidence capable of overturning the sanctions earlier imposed on them.
The judges whose appeals were dismissed are Hon. Justice B.C. Iheka, Hon. Justice K. A. Leaweanya, Hon. Justice Okereke Chinyere Ngozi, Hon. Justice Innocent Chidi Ibeawuchi, Hon. Justice Ofoha Uchenna, Hon. Justice Everyman Eleanya, Hon. Justice Rosemond Ibe and Hon. Justice T. N. Nzeukwu.
